Jeff Eisenberg of Yahoo Sports' Ball Don't Lie ranked the five best college players who were not selected in this year's NBA draft, and former BYU big man Eric Mika came in at No. 5.
Speaking of Mika, Eisenberg wrote, "Thanks to his excellent feel for the game, never-ending motor and relentless work ethic, Mika emerged as one of the WCC’s best players after returning from a two-year Mormon mission. He averaged 20.3 points and 9.2 rebounds, dominating in the paint yet showing the skill to also knock down pick-and-pop jumpers when left open."
Eisenberg then looked at a couple of reasons why Mika may have went undrafted, saying, "the NBA passed on him as a result of concern over whether shot blocking and rebounding would translate against bigger, stronger competition.